Dumping truck



March`24, 1931. A. s. HUGHES ET AL DUMPING TRUCK Filed Oct. ll,

L llllllll IIIIII A/A 'm ATTORNEYS March 24, 1931.

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Howard/7G ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 24, 193

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HUGHEs-HEENAN coMrANY,:or MANsFrELD, oHIo, nzconronATroN'or oHro- DUMPING TRUCK Y? Application led October 11,1927.v Serial Nal-225,528.

i I Thisv invention relates to dumping trucks and, among other objects, aims 'toprovide an,

improved truck of this character which is simple and durable in construction and easy o to manipulate.

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Fig. 3 is aside sectional elevation of the The nature of the invention may be readily understood by reference to one illustrative construction embodying the invention and shown in the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings: p Y

Fig. l'is a sideA elevation, 'partly in section, of `the dumping end of theftruck, the

dotted lines indicating the positionr of Vthe Y dumping body-When discharging vzits con tents.;

j Fig.' Zi'sa'plan of the same portion of the truck, the y dumping body` having been re.

movedv to show the underlyingand support- "dumping control mechanism, thefdotted lines showing'the normal position of the body;

` 'Figy4gi's a detail of the mechanism forr holding the'body-in Vdischarge position, the dotted, lines illustrating its idle position; f

Fig.V 5 'is 'a sectionaldetail of the release mechanism. 1 The inventive construction may readily be adapted-to a standard. form of truck or tractor and in this instance is illustrated as l applied to a-,Fordson tractor. Such `a tractor being of wellknown construction, only those portions directly associated with the dumping body and its mechanism are illustrated.

In the present case, the drivers Vseat is re-i moved from its usual position andplaced at the side of the engine over the front wheels 1 and facing to the normal rear of the tractor,

the base 10 of they seat spring being shown supported on aplatform 11 at'theside of the engine 12.V VThe steering post 13 is shifted i to a position in front `of theseat and likelwise reversed as is ythe'steeringworm mecha- 'n'ism 14. This reversal vpermits usual steering movements in driving forwardly (i.v e. backwardly under 'the normal arrangement) Thisv enables the body to be accuratelyand easily maneuvered' to position either to discharge its contents or to spread or scrape 1 materials in front of it. Thisarran'gement discharge further avoids .the` necessityof turning the y the rear axle) on oppositesides ofthe chassis 18.;y The other ends ofthe channels extendto points opposite the engine'v and are there appropriately supported. by thechassis. J

Aportion ofthe bottom of the body .1:5 is i l curved as at19and fitted with guiding :mem: y

bers in the form of curvedchannels 2O which fit over the upper flanges of channels 11162 and provide means yby which 't-he'body may in ef,- fectroll falongithe channels as discharges or resumes itsnormal position. This lrolling action "advantageously l shifts the` point of support in 'the direction of .the 'movement ofk the center of gravity of the bodyi1r5 (audits contents), thereby lesseningthe shock when the body tilts to discharge orreturnstonormal position, v y* i v TheV body isd'esigne'd to extend suiciently beyond Vthe ends of channels 16 that lwhen jin 'discharge position its endmay be Vusedto spread or level the ydischargedcontents hay moving the tractor "backward: ori forwar This rearwardly extending portion is: offa vsize and capacityltofshiftthe' center of grav-r ity ofthe loaded bodyslightlyfto the rear' of its kpoint of support so that whenthebody-is released `itv will tiltxto discharge position; )hen the contentshave been'discharged the sov deep :end-*isl of sufficiently greateriweightto cause the body'whenreleased' from discharge A position "tofall back to normalposition.

` The'body is held indischarge positionby a supportinfthe form `of a'hinged leg comprising two'link`s'21and 22 hinged respectively at 23and `Qllto thebody and chassisrespe'ctively, and connectedtogether at 25 by-'a pinandl f slot j oint providing a lost-motion connection. Preferably the connection at 23ismade1i'n onel of ay series ofI-holes'KFigsgland) inf'a VT-bar-` 25a, "secured vto the underside of the J body' The llk'Qf SrrWded'with-ahan; nelrertionpQG which embraces 'the link V10o p (see Fig. 4) ermitting it to hinge only in one direction as shown by dot and dash lines in Fig. 4). When in extended position (Fig. 4) the hinge 25 lies slightly beyond the straight line joining hinge parts 23 and 24, so that the support may assume a thrust Without folding together. This position is maintained by spring 27 connecting the links and exerting aslight turningmovement on thednks for this purpose. Under certain conditions, spring 27` may be effectiveV to cushion relative movement between links 21 and 22, and then acts as a shock absorber 'to absorb the shock of dumping. Ordinarily, however, the check hereinafter described is `used for this purpose.

:The hinged, leg not only enables the end of the body to be .used to level or shift-material on the ground but prevents lthe body from resuming normal position before its contents have-been completely discharged.

The discharge position of the body (e. g. its inclination) may be adjusted by shifting the point lof connection of the hinged leg with the chassis. In the present instance this is .eected by shifting the link pivot bracket 28 alongits supporting angle iron 29, the latterbeing provided with a series of bolt'holesV 30 for this purpose. The angle 29 is conveniently attached to the chassis by a bracket .-31

j secured to the chassis ,by a bolt 32 which passes through the opening originally p'roh vided for the seat spring. Thus no drilling of the chassis is necessary. By the described construction, the entire leg may be adjusted longitudinally of the chassis to take -care of different sizes and shapes of bodies, or to allow .for dierent work to be accomplished.

The' tilting movement of the body is checked by a connecting element in the form vof a chain 33 attached to the body and the chassis. A compression spring 34 2) interposed in the connecting element cushions vthe shock when the chain becomes taut. The length of thel chain may be adjusted in accordance with the adjustment ofthe links 21 and 22 by Va bracket 35 (Fig. 2) on channel llhavinga slot Ato receive any desired link of the Chaim The chain adjustment relative to the support is such that it will normally check the tilti'ngmovement of the body before any tensionis placed on the links of the support.v The slot in link 21 at the hinge 25" is provided to allow some longitudinal eX- tension of the links so as to insure that the checking Ystress will be Vassumed primarily by chain 33. VHowever, theparts may be adjusted so that spring 27 also cushions the shock of stopping the .body as it dumps.

The leg is-broken` (see Fig. 4.) to permit the restoration of the body to normal position by control'rod 36 (Fig. 3) connected by al chain 36a to link 22, whereby the links may be moved totheright (Figs. 3 and 4) until thepivot 25 is out of alinement with theA piv; springs 41, move intolockingengagemena latches 37.

porting channels 16. The'l-atc les are'pivoted at 40 and passed over the extremities of the stops 38 by compression springs 41 which latches.

The latches are released to 'permit the body yto tilt by rock arms v43 (Fig. 3) secured to a cross 'shaft 44 and carrying laterally proj ect ing pins 45 which engage upwardly extending portions 4G of the latches. The shaft 44 is supported at its endsin brackets 47 mounted on the chassis. A foot pedal 48 positioned to be opera-ted by the right foot of the driver is provided'to rock the shaft 44 and release Stops 49 on the latches engage the tru-ck frame as at 50 to prevent the springs 41 fromV moving the latches in too far, particularly after the body has tilted. Springs 41 are carried .on 'spring rods 51 (Fig. 3)

which pass through a hole in the truck frame 1 (Fig. 5). and are pivotally connected at their .opposite ends to the latch arms-42, the spring bearing against the truck frame. A depending arm shown at 51a (Fig. V2) secured to the shaft 44 adjacent one'of the brackets 47 and positioned to engagethe inclined sides ofthe 'brackets limits the rocking movement of the shaft and prevents the foot pedal from tilting out of position after theV body has been released.' A A f v The control rod 36 is advantageously connected to one of the latches 37 through a spring rod 51', which asshown in Figs. 3 and 5, extends through part of the truck frame. A push on pedal 48 thereby shiftsrod 36 lon- Vbear against arms 42 projecting from the j gitudinally resulting in releasing of wthe latches and the breaking of the leg. The operation of rod 36 may be adjusted to the leg by a series of holes 52 which permit an adjustment of the slack in chain 36a. .Adj ustment tothe movement of the latch 37 is 'effected by an elongatedvnut 5,3 (Fig-.- 5) pivoted to rod 36 and into which the spring rod 51 may be screwedvarying distances. The nut 54 serves. a stop lagainst the pressure of spring 4l. y

vBy the A'described construction, the body may bereleased to tilt by pressing upon pedal 48,which releases the latches. After dumping takes place, a Y vcorrespondi,ng move` ment of the pedal fbreaks the leg, permit ting'thebody to fall backto normal position.

.is looselycarried on shaft 44.- The clutch pedal is connected tothe clutch rod 59 by held by the sectional leg, the leg may be folded by pressing again on the pedal.

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing as our own, We have rhereto aiiixed our signatures.

ARTHUR S. HUGHES. HOWARDF. GORSUCH.

rock arms 60 and 61', the former being integralwith sleeve 58. n

Obviously the invention is not limited to the details ofthe illustrative truck since these may be variously modified. Moreover, it is not indispensable that all features of the'inmay be employed in different combinations and sub-combinations.

Having described one embodiment of our f invention, We claim V`1. In a dumping truck the combination comprising a tilting body; a supporting leg for holding the body in tilted position; locking meansfor holding the body in normal position, including a pivoted latch; control means for said latch; a connection between said latch and supporting leg, whereby said leg `vmay be released by operation of said ylatch control means; said connection com-f prising a'spring rod directly connected with the latch, a control rod connected to the spring rod, and a chain connecting the'control rod and the supporting leg.

k2. In a dumping truck the combination yvention be used conj ointly as various features comprising a tilting body; a' supporting leg i Y lfor holding the body in tilted position; locking means for holding the body in normal position, including a'pivoted latch; control means for saidlatch leg with said latch, whereby operation yofsaid latch'control means will release said supports ing leg; said means Vcomprising a longitudithe body in tilted or full dumping position;

nally shiftable rod connected With theA latch, and a chain ,connecting the rod with the supporting leg, and Ameans for adjusting ysaid rod to coordinate its operation With the range of movement of said latch control means.

y3. In combination, a tilting'dump body ;fa

means connecting said Y frame supporting the body; a sectional leg pivoted at its opposite ends to the bodyA and the frame respectively and adapted to hold a latch pivoted on the frame; a keeper on the body with which the latch engages; a`

spring urgingsaid latch into body-holding position; an operator-controlled pedal having means engaging the latch, when it is depressed, to move the latch against resistance V of its spring to release the' body; the latch being-movable independently of the pedal to body-holding position; and means connected n to the latch andY mounting said spring and loosely connected to the sectional leg, so that after the vbody has been released and has assumed the full Vdumping position and is 

